BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is racing to repair ties with the military after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen, in which she called a top army commander her “opponent,” triggered political uproar.

The fallout led key coalition partner Bhumjaithai to exit the government, threatening its stability. However, the Democrat and Chartthaipattana parties have pledged to stay, preserving Paetongtarn’s razor-thin parliamentary majority — for now.

Today, she’s visiting Lt. Gen. Boonsin Padklang, the commander mentioned in the call, in an attempt to defuse tensions. Her public apology, delivered beside military and police chiefs, aimed to project unity amid growing pressure for her resignation.

Paetongtarn, daughter of ousted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, leads a fragile alliance with parties that once opposed her father. The coalition remains shaky as public criticism and calls for early elections grow, with Thailand already facing economic challenges and external trade threats.